Le Fevre Associates
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LeFevre & Associates, 179 Moonlight Ridge, Colchester, Vermont 05446
ph 802.922.8659, fax 802.288.8037, JimLeFevre@lefevreassociates.com
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Communication: Clear Messages Delivered with Optimum Impact

Description:    Superb communication – written, visual, and oral – is the hallmark of great organizations.  The outside world needs to know where the organization is going, what it is doing, what it stands for, and why it is making the choices that it is making.  So do the inside stakeholders. Written materials act to engage, inform, educate, and inspire.  Speeches and discussions should be clear, creative, focused, and aligned with the message and style of the organization.
                       

Another benefit to working on communication is that the process of doing so often clarifies and enhances the ideas of writers/speakers/strategists themselves: as the saying goes (attributed to both E.M. Forster and Graham Wallas):

“How can I know what I think till I see what I say?”

Types of consulting engagements: Karen LeFevre will assist as a coach with communication at any point in the process of creating organizational documents:

  • planning a project
  • brainstorming ideas and formats
  • organizing
  • providing constructive feedback
  • revising
  • editing

The “texts” may vary widely, including memos ~ planning documents ~
reports ~ proposals ~ articles ~ books ~ resumes ~ speeches ~
brochure and website content

She also provides:

  • workshops on staff writing and oral presentations
  • assistance with more extensive writing projects